Stephen Quay

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Stephen Quay

Born June 17, 1947 (79 years old)·Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA·Male

Biography

Stephen Quay was born in 1947 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. He studied illustration at the Philadelphia College of Art and later continued his education at the Royal College of Art in London, where he met his twin brother Timothy and began collaborating in animation. Together, they founded Atelier Koninck and produced their first experimental short films in the late 1970s.

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Throughout his career, Stephen has directed and co-directed short films, feature films, and stop-motion projects, including Nocturna Artificialia (1979), Street of Crocodiles (1986), Institute Benjamenta (1995), and The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005). His work is characterized by dreamlike, detailed, and symbolic worlds, often using dolls and carefully crafted objects to create surreal and unsettling atmospheres.

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Filmography

113 credits across 58 titles
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Directing

48 credits

Acting

6 credits

Writing

11 credits

Camera

8 credits

Editing

7 credits

Art

6 credits

Sound

3 credits

Visual Effects

15 credits

Crew

4 credits

As self

5 credits

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